How did Daily Caller’s report misrepresent Uconn Today’s July 2024 grant story?

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Daily Caller misrepresented Uconn Today by getting the grant and app story wrong
Daily Caller’s report misrepresented a July 2024 story from University of Connecticut’s Uconn Today about a US$3.4 million grant. Uconn Today said Prof Roman Shrestha won the grant to develop a smartphone app called JomCare, aimed at improving access to HIV- and substance use-related harm reduction services for Malaysian men who have sex with men (M2M) who engage in chemsex. The Daily Caller coverage framed the funding in a way that did not match Uconn Today’s description of the grant’s purpose and the app’s focus.
Uconn Today said the grant was US$3.4 million for JomCare
Uconn Today reported that Prof Roman Shrestha received a US$3.4 million grant from the US government-backed National Institutes of Health. The grant was for creating JomCare, described as a smartphone app. Shrestha was quoted in Uconn Today saying that harm reduction needs of GBMSM engaged in chemsex were not being adequately met.
The app’s stated goal was harm reduction for Malaysian M2M in chemsex
Uconn Today described JomCare as improving access to HIV- and substance use-related harm reduction services for Malaysian M2M who engage in chemsex. The app’s aim was to reduce risks of HIV and other health issues, including sexually transmitted infections, addiction, violence, and suicide and suicidal ideation associated with chemsex. Uconn Today also described smartphone apps and other mHealth tools as a promising and cost-effective approach to expand access for stigmatised and hard-to-reach populations.
Daily Caller’s framing did not match Uconn Today’s purpose description
Daily Caller attached its own report to Matt Gaetz’s criticism of the Biden administration for funding the programme. However, the Daily Caller story misrepresented the July 2024 Uconn Today grant coverage by not accurately reflecting what Uconn Today said the grant funded and what the app was designed to do. In contrast to Daily Caller’s portrayal, Uconn Today presented the grant as supporting harm reduction services through JomCare for Malaysian M2M involved in chemsex.

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